Clinton was scheduled to spend today campaigning in Pennsylvania, while Trump had a rally planned in Maryland, as well as Indiana.
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Trump, a billionaire businessman, and Clinton, the former secretary of state, each extended their leads in the race for the Republican and Democratic nominations. “We’ve won and now, especially after tonight, close to 300 delegates more than Senator Cruz”. “He will also have to compete in states out west where Ted Cruz is doing well and has good ground operations”.
Trump is also eager to move past the Republican primaries.
His total is far short of the 1,237 needed to win the nomination outright – and after yesterday’s NY primary, it is now mathematically impossible for Senator Cruz to reach the line by himself, even if he picks up every single remaining delegate in every remaining contest.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich won at least three NY delegates; Texas Sen.
“None of us”, Cruz repeated, “are getting to 1,237”.
The GOP will officially nominate its candidate at the Republican National Convention scheduled to begin July 28.
Cruz reiterated his belief that the GOP is heading toward a contested convention while speaking with CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wednesday morning. But he says Trump has alienated too many groups of people – women, Latinos, African-Americans – to beat Clinton in a general election.
So to answer the question, can Bernie Sanders still get the Democratic nomination for President? “The only condition in which I would leave the race is if it was clear there was no path to victory”, he said.
“Donald, with a characteristic display of humility, declared this race is over”, Cruz said.
“We are headed to a contested convention”.
Clinton’s win over Bernie Sanders, while narrower, broke a string of victories by the democratic socialist and gave her a much-needed lift. Cruz is at 559 delegates, a count that means he must rely on a contested convention to win the Republican nomination.
Having spent months relying on a slim staff, Trump has started hiring more seasoned campaign veterans. The memo described his win as “YUGE” and reportedly encouraged the candidate’s supporters to call out the so-called “rigged” process of delegate selection for the Republican National Convention.
Delegates are distributed by congressional district and Sanders was the victor of the 23 congressional district, picking up 57.5 percent of the vote.
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Trump’s political strength, though he boasts of drawing new members to the party, has left some Republicans concerned that his nomination could splinter the GOP.
